Education

Two new state-of-the-art science labs for Hazlegrove Prep School

The impressive addition to the teaching facilities at Hazlegrove is as a result of a donation made by a family connected to the School. Headmaster, Mark White said, ‘ Two years ago Science and Technology took centre stage in our STEM Festival. Its aim was to deepen the interest for budding scientists and to recognise the possibilities of scientific enquiry. Two years on, that ambition has resulted in new laboratories through a very generous donation to the School, and for that donation to originate from within the Hazlegrove community is a wonderful testimony to the sense of family that we have here’.

Encouraging curiosity

Head of Science, Mr Zach Brown said, ‘Science is so important at Hazlegrove as we aim to not only develop our pupils’ understanding of the world around us, but to be curious and to seek out more knowledge. Looking ahead to the future, Hazlegrove has never been in a stronger position to inspire and nurture a love of science in our pupils. We are now able to provide more opportunities to learn through making ‘hands-on’ connections. Mr White added, ‘The labs are amongst some of the very best offered by schools in the UK and they create a wonderfully motivational learning hub’.

Okeford Fitzpaine set out to ‘Feed the Community’

Passionate about the children and their families being supported by their village community, okeford Fitzpaine Primary School had an idea to develop a ‘Feed the Community Garden’. The aim was to grow and provide the community with a selection of fresh vegetables and fruit b y turning the front area of the school into raised beds containing vegetables and fruit. When children are collected from school, they can select vegetables to take home with them for their evening meals. Following a successful grant application through Active Dorset and Public Health and Dorset Gardens Trust the raised beds have been installed. Plants and other useful planting resources have been obtained from a local village to help the ‘Feed the Community Garden’ start to bloom. Watch this space for more elements of the project to appear outside the front of the school, and information in the Fippenny News when the fruits and vegetables are ready to go home.

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It’s a pond-erful life!

From swamp to safe haven, the Cranborne Middle School pond has been transformed into a wonderful space for the children to visit.

The work was completed by Mr J Greetham and his terrific team of Year Six pupils (with the assistance of the Southern Aquatics team) who worked tirelessly to create an area where children and staff can sit quietly and observe nature. The school are not stopping now, and are hoping to add some fish to finish off the project and give the school a marine mascot. Once this has been completed the student council will then be targeting the rest of the nature area so that everyone can experience the fantastic views on offer and the lovely opportunity for some outdoor learning.

The school will be holding its Open Day and

Evening on the 10th November, where parents and children will be able to see the pond first hand. If interested, do please visit their website for more details: www.cranbornemid.dorset.sch. uk